Young foreigner arrested in Ida-Virus on suspicion of courier fraud involving large sum of money
A 21-year-old Polish national was arrested near Jõhvi on suspicion of collecting cash from victims in a courier fraud scheme. The court remanded him in custody for two months.
Young foreigner arrested in Ida-Virus on suspicion of courier fraud involving large sum of money
In mid-June, law enforcement officers stopped a 21-year-old young man in Jõhvi municipality, whose home country is Poland. He is suspected of participating in a scheme in which criminals convinced people to believe false stories and then sent couriers to their homes to collect money.
The scheme operated in the Sillamäe and Narva areas. According to investigators, the man acted as an intermediary who collected cash obtained from defrauded people.
The court decided to grant the prosecutor's request to remand the man in custody for the following two months. During detention, approximately 17,250 euros was found in his backpack or pockets. This sum is believed to have come from those who fell victim to telephone conversations or other fraudulent methods.
Police have largely established who the money belongs to. In one case, investigators are still clarifying who exactly gave up their savings in order to return them to the rightful owner.
Source: Postimees
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